SCWK 2641 - American Social Welfare
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40832,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Michelle Brown
Email: mmbrown01@ysu.edu
Course Description
2641. American Social Welfare. Overview of the history and evolution of social welfare programs and services in America. Emphasis on the identification and interrelationships of social values and structures, political factors, and economic conditions on resource allocation, including meeting the needs of special populations. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need Mark J Stern/ June Axinn |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 8/25 | Study: Stern, Chapter One (Introduction) Power Points and Videos | 2026 Introduction to the Course: Review of Syllabus Central Themes or Perspectives of the Course | learning paragraph due 8/26/26 |
| Tue | 9/1 | Study: Stern, Chapter Two Power Points and Videos | 2026 The Colonial Period 1647-1776 | learning paragraph due 9/2/26 |
| Tue | 9/8 | Study: Stern, Chapter Three Power Points and Video | The Colonial Period 1647-1776, cont'd. The Pre-Civil War Period 1777-1860 | learning paragraph due 9/9/26 |
| Tue | 9/15 | EXAMINATION ONE DUE: Chapters 1-3 | learning paragraph due 9/16/26 | |
| Tue | 9/22 | Study: Stern, Chapter Four Power Points and Video | The Civil War and After 1860-1900 (Reconstruction) | learning Paragraph due 9/23/26 |
| Tue | 9/29 | Study: Stern, Chapter Five Power Points and Videos | Progress and Reform: 1900-1930 | learning paragraph 9/30/26 |
| Tue | 10/6 | Study: Stern, Chapter Six Power Points and Videos | Progress and Reform: 1900-1930, cont'd. The Great Depression and the New Deal 1930-1940 | learning paragraph due 10/7/26 |
| Tue | 10/13 | EXAMINATION TWO DUE: Chapters 4-6 | learning paragraph due 10/14/26 | |
| Tue | 10/20 | Study: Stern, Chapter 7 Power Points and Video | The Great Depression and the New Deal, cont'd. War and Prosperity: 1940-1968 | learning paragraph due 10/21/26 |
| Tue | 10/27 | Study: Stern, Chapter 7 Power Points and Video | The Great Depression and the New Deal, cont'd. War and Prosperity: 1940-1968 | learning paragraph due 10/28 |
| Tue | 11/3 | Study: Stern, Chapter 8 Power Points and Video | Conservative Resurgence and Social Change: 1968-1992 | learning paragraph 11/4/26 |
| Tue | 11/10 | Chapter 9 | Social Welfare and the Information Society | learning paragraph 11/11/26 |
| Tue | 11/17 | .Essay presentations, Lesson review | Learning paragraph 11/18/26 | |
| Tue | 11/24 | EXAMINATION #3 chap 7-9 | learning paragraph due 11/25/26 | |
| Tue | 12/1 | Essay presentation Evaluation of Social Work Professional Behavior. | learning paragraph due 12/2/26 | |
| Tue | 12/8 | Complete student survey |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.